This compact edition of the bestselling Secrets of Churchills War Rooms takes you behind the glass that separate Churchill War Rooms from the public. It provides exclusive up-close photography of telling details in every room and tells the fascinating story of how the work carried out in these underground offices helped Churchill win the war.
ISBN-13: 9781912423149
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
The whole world will celebrate when American actress Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry of Wales at St George’s Chapel, Windsor and becomes a member of the most famous and fascinating monarchy there is. Royal weddings are the most joyous of occasions and now, as the Windsors’ enjoy a renaissance in the public’s affections and welcome the latest ......
The British Royal Family the worlds most famous and fascinating monarchy is enjoying a renaissance as the Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to her third child. In celebration of the arrival of the fifth in line to the throne, Royal Babies A Heir-Raising History goes behind Palace doors to discover the pleasures, pain and pitfalls of Royal ......
Terra Nullius, Aboriginal Land Rights and Settler-Colonial Law
Generations before ‘Terra Nullius and longer still before Mabo, Aboriginal land rights were built into the instructions for the white colonists of southern Australia.
This is the incredible story of the darkest days of World War II when Winston Churchill and his generals—Montgomery, Alexander, Wavell, and Brooke—were facing catastrophe on every front. They suffered defeat at Dunkirk and survived the Battle of Britain. With enormous amounts of courage and skill they fought off the Luftwaffe and managed to hold ......
... the number of people able to give a first hand
account of day-to-day life in the early part of the last
century naturally diminishes. The small but telling
detail disappears. Ethel May Elvin was born in 1906; she
recalls her father's account of standing sentry at Queen
Victoria's funeral, the privations and small pleasures of
a ......
A vivid and evocative collection of eye witness acconts,
diaries, reportage and scraps of memory from men, women
and children who lived through the dark days of World War
II. Lavishly illustrated with newspaper pictures and
personal photos, the book shows what life was like for
millions of ordinary people throughout the war - men and
women ......
Keith Dowen tells the absorbing story of the arms and armour of the English Civil Wars, and demonstrates how emerging weaponry contributed to one of the greatest political and social upheavals in British history.
ISBN-13: 9780948092909
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: TRUSTEE ROYAL ARMOURIES
Do I think the Great War could have been avoided? My answer categorically is yes. So David Lloyd George, wartime Prime Minister, summed up his view on the conflict which killed over half a million young Britons.
